Property description

A three bedroom detached 1930's property, retaining many period features, on the outskirts of Wells. Garage, off street parking, front and rear gardens, stunning countryside views to the front and rear. Potential to extend and improve - subject to planning permission. EPC D

DESCRIPTION A 1930's detached three bedroom house with scope to improve and extend (subject to planning permission), on the outskirts of Wells with a stunning rural outlook. The property has an abundance of period features such as picture rails, solid wooden doors, bay windows and high ceilings. The accommodation comprises of an entrance hall with under stairs store cupboard w/c, dining room with picture rails, a sitting room with open fire and kitchen with a range of units and integrated fridge freezer. To the first floor are two double bedrooms both of which having lovely countryside views, a single bedroom and bathroom with shower overhead. Offered to the market with no onward chain.


OUTSIDE A tarmac drive provides parking for 2 cars to the front of the house leading to the single garage. A footpath leads through the front garden with lawns and shrubs and down the side of the house to a side porch with store cupboard. The gardens to the rear back onto open farmland and extend over 100ft with stunning views towards the Mendip Hills. Mainly laid to lawn the garden has a variety of fruit trees, shrubs and flower beds.

LOCATION Wells is the smallest cathedral city in England. It caters for most everyday needs, offering good shopping facilities as well as restaurants and pubs, a cinema, churches of most denominations, together with open-air markets on Wednesdays and Saturdays.

Schools are plentiful with the Cathedral School, the Blue School and a choice of primary schools in Wells, Millfield School in Street and Downside school in Stratton-on-the-Fosse are easily accessible.

There are good road connections to Bristol, Bath, the motorway system and Bristol Airport, with rail links from Castle Cary (about 20 minutes drive away) to London Paddington.

Sporting facilities in the area include racing at Wincanton and Bath, golf at Wells and near Oakhill, sailing or fishing at Chew Valley and Blagdon lakes. In addition, there is a Leisure Centre in Wells offering a variety of recreational facilities.

TENURE Freehold.

HEATING Gas central heating

SERVICES Mains drainage, water, gas and electricity are all connected.

LOCAL AUTHORITY Mendip District Council, Cannards Grave Road, Shepton Mallet. Somerset. BA4 5BT. Tel: 01749 648999

COUNCIL TAX Band 'E'

EPC RATING EPC rating 'D'

VIEWING Strictly by appointment with Cooper and Tanner. Tel: 01749 676524

DIRECTIONS From the Wells office, continue along Priory Road to the roundabout. At the roundabout take the 3rd exit onto Strawberry Way. At the traffic lights go straight across. At the next set of traffic lights, turn left onto Portway. Continue along Portway for approx. 500 metres. Turn left onto the B3139 signposted to Wookey. You are now on Elm Close. Number 24 is a little further along on your right hand side.

Property Features :

• 1930´s detatched property
• Three bedrooms
• Sitting Room
• Dining Room
• Kitchen with integrated fridge/freezer